81.   Press laws in Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, and Yemen enable authorities to prosecute journalists for reporting on alleged government corruption and other controversial domestic issues.

82.   Previously, only judges could impose similar penalties for violations of a press law.

83.   Press laws have been changed to allow more criticism of the government.

84.   Sazgara said he plans to go on a hunger strike until his colleagues are freed, the paper is reopened and the authorities abide by the press law.

85.   Scuffles broke out among journalists on Saturday as they debated whether to strike to protest a controversial new press law.

86.   The committee was to begin its work Saturday night and was expected to produce a draft press law within three months.

87.   The administrative court Saturday ruled Al-Nabaa can publish again, stating that constitutional and press laws protect press freedoms and that penalties do not include revoking licenses.

88.   The amendment of the press law also signaled changes in laws regulating political parties, professional unions and legislative elections.

89.   The Culture Ministry said Hanoi People violated the national press law and impeded the effective implementation of the ban, Nhan Dan reported.

90.   The current press law has been widely criticized as restricting public freedoms because it limits the flow of information and forces journalists to censor themselves.